Background
Benson, Timothy Oliver was born on May 9, 1950 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Donald Robert and Martha Jo Benson.
( The notion of utopia exists in every culture, capturing...)
The notion of utopia exists in every culture, capturing shared dreams and common goals. This book—prepared to accompany the exhibition Expressionist Utopias mounted at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1993—explores how the optimistic themes of utopia and fantasy sustained faith among artists and architects in the power of art to shape a better world during the tumultuous World War I era in Germany. The exhibition's curator, Timothy O. Benson along with David Frisby, Reinhold Heller, Anton Kaes, Wolf Prix, and Iain Boyd White present the diverse manifestations of the utopia metaphor in its progression throughout Expressionism from Arcadian to manmade utopias. This work includes a new essay and an interview by Edward Dimenberg with Wolf Prix on the spectacular installation created for the exhibition by the Viennese architectural firm Coop Himmelblau.
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Benson, Timothy Oliver was born on May 9, 1950 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Donald Robert and Martha Jo Benson.
Bachelor, Grinnell College, 1972. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1985.
Lecturer Drake University, Des Moines, 1982, 84, University Nebraska, Omaha, 1985, assistant professor Lincoln, 1985-1986. Associate curator Rifkind Center Los Angeles County Museum Art, 1986-1997, curator Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, since 1997. Adjunct instructor Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, 1981-1982.
Adjunct professor University Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1996.
( The notion of utopia exists in every culture, capturing...)
Member American Association Museum, College Art Association of America, German Studies Association, Print Council of America, Historians of German and Central European Art and Architect, Carl Einstein Society.
Married Susan Ellen Annett, August 14, 1976.